Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3041C: Trusts

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

 

  • Introduction to equity, trusts and the concept of beneficial ownership
  • Classification of trusts and distinction of trusts from other legal concepts
  • Creation of trust instruments
  • Requirements of certainty in relation to trust instruments
  • Trustee duties and powers
  • Breach of trust
  • Investment trusts
  • Private wealth management and the offshore trust industry
  • Charitable trusts
  • Constructive and resulting trusts
  • Equitable remedies
  • Fiduciary obligations
  • Pallant v Morgan and proprietary estoppel
  • Proprietary and restitutionary claims
  • Remedies and defences in restitution

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
47.5252.50

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled learning and teaching activity2020 x 1-hour lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activity13.59 x 1.5-hour teacher-led seminars
Scheduled learning and teaching activity3Mock in-person examination workshop
Scheduled learning and teaching activity21 x 2 hour formative group feedback and peer marking workshop
Scheduled learning and teaching activity928 tutor recorded videos available through ELE2 (c. 9 hours in total)
Guided independent study85Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study95Seminar preparation
Guided independent study16Formative assessment preparation
Guided independent study56.5Summative assessment preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE2 –  Course: Trusts (LAW3041C_T_12_202324) (exeter.ac.uk)

Web based and electronic resources:

The Law Society (News updates on Trusts): www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/private-client/trusts